I do not know if this been told before already, because I have not been in chat so much since it went to new kind. But tonight, there was big problem in chat when I come in (I think it was like 10:30 pm eastern). No one could stay connected more then 30 or 45 seconds at the time, names keep 'bounce' in and out, and was very difficult to keep any conversation happening. Other persons say it been happening before I get into there, and it is been happening other days also. I know this is new program, so just I want to make sure people know of the problem, to try to fix it. Thank you to listen to all us.

Sounds familiar Andrei. It happened to me the last time I was there also.

I'm sure it'll get fixed eventually.

John

_________________________“Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy ____…! What a ride!’” ~Hunter S. Thompson

Apart from this I'd like to say, in case feedback is wanted, that I find the new chat room much inferior visually to what we had in the past. I don't know how to put it really, but it just doesn't invite people to come and stay and talk. What you "see" in front of you on the screen looks like something from 20 years ago.

The new features, such as being able to see who was in chat 3 or 4 hours ago, strike me as inconsequential.

Like Nobby, I would have to say that the new software actually discourages me from participating.

Larry

_________________________Nobody living can ever stop meAs I go walking my freedom highway.Nobody living can make me turn back:This land was made for you and me.(Woody Guthrie)

I agree. The other thing I didn't like is I have gone there when no one was there and I could read what the previous conversations were. I have met people there before (just the 2 of us) where we have had private conversations. It was nice to know that when someone might come along during our converstaion that they would not know what we had just discussed. Now I don't feel that when I need to discuss something frankly with someone I feel comfortable with that I can do it in chat with any privacy.

Another thing. It was suggested last night that the change was because of cost. Several of us in there last night said that we would be willing to help with the cost of chat if there was a better program, like the one we had before. I agree, it is not so welcoming. I agree with Dale, it is not as private if I can read what persons talked of 20 hours ago. That is not necessary, and it discourage some persons from going into there. And when it is as last night, where names keep bouncing in and out every few seconds, it is near impossible to have meaningful conversation. Thank you for any help that can be given.

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"Telemachos, your guest is no discredit to you. I wasted no time in stringing the bow, and I did not miss the mark. My strength is yet unbroken…"—The Odyssey, translated by W.H.D. Rouse

I think a very important issue is being identified when guys talk about how the new chat software allows you to scroll upwards and read conversations that occurred hours before you logged on. To my mind this is a really serious step backwards, an invasion of basic privacy, and not something we should have on a site devoted to sensitive abuse issues.

The new chat room basically means if you go in there you are talking not only to the guys who are there WITH you, but with every person who comes through the room over the next 24 hours. Even if the conversation is entirely innocuous it still strikes me as unsafe, and I am not really a survivor with serious safety issues any more.

It would be like holding an ordinary conversation with a friend in my living room. Would I agree to that? Sure, why not? But would I agree to hold that SAME ordinary conversation if the text were going to be posted on the Internet? Absolutely not.

The more I think about this, the more I am convinced this is a really fatal flaw and will have very bad effects on the usefulness of the chat room as a place where we can meet to talk.

Larry

_________________________Nobody living can ever stop meAs I go walking my freedom highway.Nobody living can make me turn back:This land was made for you and me.(Woody Guthrie)

I agree with everything said. I was in a "state" a few days ago and decided to go into chat. It was weird. I couldn't tell at first who was there, because it had the chat from everybody who'd poked his head in the door for the last three days. It turned out I was the only one in there.

I understand Java is an issue, but this new chat system is shutting down the ability to talk. I'm not sure I understand the thinking behind the switch. I know there are lots and lots of chat applets out there I could put on my own site with which I'd feel more comfortable with than the this beta thing somebody decided to try.

The other thing that bothers me is that it involved registering with another site. The password came from a website registered as http://www.mjclement.com. Whois shows it registered to Michaeljohn C. Clement in Colorado. I don't see his name on the board of directors. The closest I can find is a name listed on the Advisory Committee as FBI Supv. Spec. Agent James Clemente with the footnote "*Institutional affiliation listed for informational purposes only". Is that the same guy? Or who is he? And why would he have access to our chats?

Just curious.

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ForeverFighting

"This search for the truth--it's not for the faint of heart."--Goren on 'Law & Order: CI'"The former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart."--Isaiah 65:17

Thanks from me also for providing your feedback here. I don't know how helpful I can be here but I'll try to get your questions answered. I've had a very busy summer in "real life"-- I wasn't able to participate in developing/testing the new chat software as much as I would have liked, and I haven't been in the chat room since the changes, so I'm going just by what you've said here about the way it's working.

So I hope if anyone else "behind the scenes" wants to correct or add to my post, they will.

First, I wasn't aware that previous conversations were being saved on the screen. I agree with you guys about the privacy concern and hope it will be resolved ASAP.

More upgrades were made to the chat last night which should have solved the "bouncing" in and out of chat-- is this still an issue for anyone?

My understanding about the "look" of the chat is that since we are in the process of re-vamping the look of the whole site, the new chat is still sort of a blank canvas which will take on the new design of the site once the development team comes to some consensus on that.

Michaeljohn has been making this site happen behind the scenes for a very long time and is currently leading the development team that is working on the new website. If any of you sent an email to the address I gave in the "chat room problem" thread a few weeks ago, he's the one who helped you out.

I'm sure there is no risk involved in registering for chat. I also know that as chat admin, Thad takes privacy and access issues very seriously. I'd encourage any of you guys who have concerns about that to get in touch with him.

Keep it coming, guys, and let me know if I missed anything. Our goal is to give you all the best site possible.

I'll echo what the others above said. The fact that previous "private" conversations can be walked in on by anyone hours later is a major issue. I don't go to chat any more since the new format has come out. I hope it can be improved so we all can feel good about it and will want to use it. A chat function that no one or few will use will not be much good for the membership as a whole.

And now, on the positive side, I do thank everyone behind the scenes that is working to make MS a good, healing place. I know "thank yous" are probably few and far between for those who work in the shadows, but do want to say thanks for all you do.

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